ARTIST MARK RYDEN’S CORRESPONDENCE WITH PATRICK EDDINGTON
A collection artwork, artist books, and letters sent from artist Mark Ryden to fellow artist Patrick Eddington.
Mark Ryden (b.1963) is a painter and graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He is considered to be part of the Lowbrow (or pop surrealist) art movement and was dubbed "the god-father of pop surrealism" by Interview magazine. In 2015, Artnet named Ryden and his wife, painter Marion Peck, the king and queen of Pop Surrealism.
Patrick Eddington (1953–2016) was a beloved high school art teacher and artist who worked at Salt Lake City’s Highland High School. He earned his BFA and Masters in Education from the University of Utah. Eddington created numerous etchings, prints, and paintings, some of which are now held in the Henry Miller Estate Collection and the Miriam Patchen Collection. Eddington was the co-owner and operator of the publishing company Green Cat Press, which focused on publishing literary broadsides as well as art prints.
Eddington carried on extensive correspondence throughout his life with a staggering number of writers and visual artists. His charming and persuasive letters convinced many to engage him in lengthy correspondences. Eddington was also a generous gift-giver and was eager to forge connections among the writers and artists that he knew and admired (Utah’s Art Magazine website, “A Passion for Arts and Letters. And Cats. Remembering Pat Eddington”, April 5, 2016). Item #78411
Price: $2,500.00